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The Dave Tarry Mauritius Collection continued...

PERFORATED PENCE ISSUE COVERS, 1860-1873 continued...

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Opening

141

RARE "HALF/PENNY" ON 10d MAROON ON COVER WITH 6d FOR SHORT-LIVED 6½d RATE TO GB; 10 Nov. 1876 env. to London (to the same addressee as the previous lot) "P. Mail Steamer" with 6d Green (corner fault) & the rare "HALF/PENNY" on 10d Maroon (only used Nov. 1876 to Mar. 1877?) tied by fair to very fine large "B53" numerals with a fine blue "MAURITIUS/A" cds (overstruck) on the flap. This unusual 6½d rate was only in effect from Feb. 1876 to Mar. 1877, when it was reduced to 6d for the UPU. This 1876 ½d on 10d surcharge is rare on cover. (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £500.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

142

MADAGASCAR - PAIR OF COVERS TO GB VIA MAURITIUS PREPAID WITH EXTRA 6d TO MAURITIUS; Jan. 1871 + [June?] 1875 pair of envs. addressed to members of the Parrett family in Gravesend whose son was the Missionary John Parrett who served in Madagascar from 1862-85 - presumably both sent by John Parrett, because they are each franked for the 1s-4d rate, which was made up of 6d from Madagascar to Mauritius + the regular 10d rate to GB The London Missionary Society maintained an account with the Mauritius P.O. so that these letters could be stamped at Port Louis rather than in Madagascar. They have the 4d + 1/- frankings in each case (the 1/- Blue in 1871 and the 1/- Orange in 1875) all tied by mainly fine to v. fine large "B53" numerals. The first is endorsed "Jany 1871" (by the addressee presumably) on the front although the very fine blue "MAURITIUS/A" cds on the flap is for 8 May. Likewise the 1875 cover has a v. fine "MAURITIUS/A" backstamp of 2 Aug., but the letter was probably written in about June (in Madagascar). Very rare pair showing this special extra 6d rate from Madagascar. [The 1871 cover with BPA Cert. (1995), though with no mention of Madagascar!] (2 covers) Cross Reference: NEW HEBRIDES/VANUATU, MADAGASCAR (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 340

SOLD for £360.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

143

MADAGASCAR - DOUBLE-RATE COVER TO GB VIA MAURITIUS PREPAID WITH EXTRA 1/- TO MAURITIUS; [Aug.?] 1875 env. addressed to a member of the Parrett family in Gravesend whose son was the Missionary John Parrett who served in Madagascar from 1862-85 - presumably sent by John Parrett himself, because it is franked for the double 1s-4d rate, which was made up of 6d from Madagascar to Mauritius + the regular 10d rate to GB The London Missionary Society maintained an account with the Mauritius P.O. so that these letters could be stamped at Port Louis rather than in Madagascar. This cover has a pair of 4d's plus two 1/- Orange (small faults) all tied by mainly fine large "B53" numerals; it has a v. fine blue "MAURITIUS/A" backstamp of 7 Oct., but the letter was probably written in about August (in Madagascar). Very rare example of a double-rate cover sent at this special 'extra 6d' rate from Madagascar. [With BPA Cert. (1995), though with no mention of Madagascar!] Cross Reference: MADAGASCAR (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £1,200.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

144

TO INDIA - EARLY COVER VIA ADEN WITH 3s-3d FRANKING & RED OVAL "REGISTERED/No./MAURITIUS" DS; Attractive 10 Jan. 1873 env. registered from Port Louis to "Bombay per Mail Steamer" with 3d Red and a strip of three 1/- Blues (RH stamp damaged) all tied by fair to fine large "B53" numerals with a very fine scarce oval red "REGISTERED/No./MAURITIUS" ds (earliest recorded date?) alongside as well as a red crayon "2/6" (credit to GB) Accountancy Marking; the backstamps are both in red; "ADEN.STEAMER POINT" (23 Jan.) and "BOMBAY" (31 Jan.). Rare early example of registered mail, and to an uncommon destination at this date. Cross Reference: INDIA, REGISTERED MAIL (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £1,400.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

145

TO ITALIAN STATES (GENOA) - RARE 1d UNSEALED PRINTED MATTER RATE COVER VIA MARSEILLES; 6 Apr. 1861 EL (unsealed as per PO regulations; some overall creasing) from "Port Louis" with printed contents (sugar market report ref. hurricanes, etc.) and endorsed "Prices current" and so franked with only a single 1d Brown (lightly cancelled by a target cancel leaving the Queen's profile clear) tied by ms arrival charge. Also having sender's own FAC on the front and backstamps of Nice, Genoa & ? Rare example of the Printed Matter rate to Italy. Cross Reference: ITALIAN STATES, PRINTED MATTER BY POST (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £420.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

146

TO REUNION - EARLY PENCE ISSUE COVERS - SINGLE OR DOUBLE RATES - TO ST. DENIS, ETC.; Fine 4 Oct. 1861 & 18 Oct. 1862 pair of Es from Port Louis to St Denis with single or two 4d Reds respectively (tied by v. fine small duplex of fair/fine "B53" numerals); also having very fine or fair blue boxed St. Denis "M & I" marks on the flaps (indicating mails from Mauritius or India), and charged "20" or "40" (cents) delivery charge in red crayon. Plus fine 14 July 1861 stampless EL from St.Denis to Port Louis with fair blue St. Denis cds and v. fine matching small blue boxed "PF" (paye a frontiere). (3 covers)Cross Reference: REUNION (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £150.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

147

TO REUNION - 4d OR 8d RATE COVERS TO ST. DENIS ALL WITH DIFFERENT FRANKINGS; 6 Oct. 1863 E from Port Louis to St. Denis "Pr Norna" with 2d Blue + 6d Slate tied by small "B53" numerals with St. Denis arrival cds and matching mainly fine black boxed "M & I" mark (mail ex Mauritius or India) on the top flap, with red crayon "40" charge on the front; plus 1864/73 pair with 4d Red single or pair tied by small duplex or fine large "B53" numerals having red crayon "20" charge or red P. Louis "P.D." mark. Nice trio. (3 covers)Cross Reference: REUNION (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £140.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

QV CENTS ISSUES COVERS, 1878-1897

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148

SURCHARGE ISSUE COVERS TO GB/FRANCE - 25c ON 6d, 17c ON 4d, 8c ON 2d & 2c (ON BLANK TABLET) VALUES; Fine 1 Mar. 1878 EL to Bordeaux "Str. Godavery via Suez" with 25c on 6d Blue tied by fine small duplex, 20 June 1878 env. (creasing) to GB with 8c on 2d (3) + 2c all tied by fine large "B53" numerals, and worn 13 Oct. 1879 env. to Paris (part address crossed out) with 17c on 4d(2) tied by fine large "B53" numerals. Scarce group. (3 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £120.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

149

LATE FEES PAIR TO GB OR FRANCE - 17c ON 4d WITH 25C FOR LATE FEE OR 17c RED WITH 2x25c FOR LATE FEE; 18 June 1880 env. (small opening tears at top left well clear) to Edinburgh with 25c (for the Late Fee) plus 17c on 4d (for postage) both tied by large "B53" numerals; plus similar 19 Apr. 1881 env. (faults at right, well clear) to Bordeaux with 25c pair (for 50c Late Fee) + 17c (for postage) all tied by fine large "B53" numerals. Rare pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: LATE FEE MAIL, FRANCE (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £320.00
Closing..Apr-29, 11:59 AM

150

LATER QV CENTS COVERS TO ITALY/GB FRANCE INC. GIANT COMMERCIAL FRANKING, ETC.; 1880/94 covers inc. 1880/5 pair to France/GB with single 17c on 4d tied by duplex or 16c on 17c pair tied by large "B53", Fine Oct. 1880 env. to Rome with 17c pair tied by large "B53", small 1890 env. to GB with 16c Brown tied by v. fine duplex on reverse, and very large 11 Nov. 1894 commercial env. (32x15.5cms.; vertical central crease and some other wear but intact) to GB "Pr. S.S. Amazone" with 18c(2)+15c on the front and a spectacular block of 60 1885 2c Green (some creases) - $1.71 franking! - all tied by fair "PORT LOUIS/MAURITIUS" cds's. Good group. (5 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, ITALY (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £170.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

151

LATER QV CENTS COVERS TO FRANCE - INC. REGISTERED, RED CANCELS, SCARCE 16c ON 17c, ETC.; 1880-97 inc. 1880/2 quartet with single 17c tied by duplexes (2 with red octagon "POSS ANG./PAQ. FR. T. No.1" ds), 1881/3 pair with 17c on 4d or 16c on 17c (latter rare on cover) tied by duplexes, scruffy 1895 env. registered from Mahebourg to Troyes with 4c(6)+1c+2c all tied by red "MAHEBOURG" fleuron cds's with matching scarce Mahebourg "REGISTERED/No.[633]" on the front, 1896 env. regd. ex "M...?" to Paris, and scarce 1897 uprated usage of the 3c Green P. Stat. wrapper with 1c to Bordeaux. Plus 7 off-cover 1885 4c with minor varieties. (9 covers + 7 stamps) Cross Reference: FRANCE, REGISTERED MAIL (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £260.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

152

'CHINESE' GORDON OF KHARTOUM - AUTOGRAPHED COVER FROM PORT LOUIS TO THE SEYCHELLES; 23 Jan. 1882 env. (overall creasing and light toning; opened out) addressed in the distinctive hand of Gordon & signed "C.G. Gordon" at lower left with 8c on 2d Blue tied by a fine "MAURITIUS/B/B53" duplex and addressed to "J. Brodie Esq., &c &c, Mahe, Seychelles" with a mainly fine "SEYCHELLES/JA29/82" arrival cds on the front. Gordon was posted to Mauritius from June 1881 to April 1882, and in September 1881 Gordon visited Seychelles (seeking the famed Coco de Mer and the Garden of Eden!) with his Port Louis neighbour's sons Frank & James Brodie; this cover is addressed to the latter who had stayed longer in Mahe than the others. Rare 'Gordon' cover connected to both Mauritius and the Seychelles.Cross Reference: AUTOGRAPHS, SEYCHELLES (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £500.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

153

MADAGASCAR - PRINTED MATTER RATE COVER POSTED LOCALLY IN PORT LOUIS; 30 May 1887 manuscript dated & signed printed EL (small part of one fold reinforced) headed "Tamatave" addressed to Port Louis, privately carried and posted there two weeks later; with 2c tied by v. fine Port Louis duplex of 13 June. Rare thus.Cross Reference: MADAGASCAR, PRINTED MATTER BY POST (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 65

SOLD for £800.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

154

LATER QV + KEVII UNUSUAL DESTINATIONS - TURKS IS., DIEGO SUAREZ, HONG KONG, DJIBOUTI, CANADA, ETC.; 1896-1911 covers/card inc. 1896 3c+15c to Turks Is., 1899 usage of 6c on 8c P. Stat. PC to Hong Kong with v. fine "SINGAPORE/TO HONG KONG" transit cds, 1898 env. with 18c to ship's passenger at Diego Suarez, 1905 pair of envs. to different ships' passengers at Djibouti (with Reunion LV/VU octagon ds) - one returned to sender with handstruck ship-name cachets of 5 different Ligne U/V steamers, 1909 env. to Canada franked 6c with fine "PHOENIX/MAURITIUS" cds cancel, and 1911 pair of envs. to passengers of the S.S. 'Natal' en route to Madagascar or Reunion. Fascinating lot. (8 covers + 1 card) Cross Reference: TURKS & CAICOS, HONG KONG, MADAGASCAR, FRENCH COLONIES (Image)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £280.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

155

BALANCE OF THE QV/KEVII COVERS COLLECTION - REGISTERED MAIL, COVER TO BELGIUM, ETC.; 1872-1912 covers/cards (all to France unless otherwise stated) inc. 1872 E with 4d pair and red P. Louis "P.D.", similar 1872 piece, 1899 regd. uprated usage of 18c Blue P. Stat. env. to Germany, 1903 with Mahe de Labourdonnais 15c (4), 1904 regd. to Belgium with QV "Postage &/Revenue" optd. 25c+50c with Arms 6c pair, 1910/1 local 4c letter-card usages, 1910 PC with "YARRA" ship's hs, and 1912 env. with Arms 1r (Late Fee) + 5c(2) with KEVII 25c. (12 covers/cards, 1 piece & 1 stamp) Cross Reference: BELGIUM, FRANCE, REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £260.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

INGOING STAMPED MAIL, ETC. TO MAURITIUS, c.1840-1899

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156

EXTRAORDINARY GB 1d BLACK MULREADY FRONT ADDRESSED TO MAURITIUS; c.1840 usage of a 1d Black Mulready (front only; two light vertical creases and some thins on reverse from old mounts) without postal marks addressed to "Geo. C. Cunningham Esq., Mauritius". This Cunningham (c.1788-1872), was the Collector of Customs in Port Louis from 1836 until 1848 or later, but he was a native of Edinburgh (where he won the coveted "Archer's Arrow" in 1815 when he worked at the Customs House there) and was buried there in 1872. It seems likely that this Mulready was sent to him soon after the 6 May 1840 introduction of Mulreadys, under cover from Scotland by a friend keen to show off the latest innovation in Britain. If only the letter that accompanied it had survived! Unique. Cross Reference: MULREADY STATIONERY & PROPAGANDA COVERS, OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £300.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

157

1780 COLOURED MAP OF "ISLE DE FRANCE" depicting L. Bourbon, L.De France and L Rodrigue. Vertical fold. (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 50

SOLD for £95.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

158

POSTAL NOTICES:1852-54 A group of three postal notices, all with coat of arms and headed "Notice to The Public" regarding Contract Mail Packets, Books to the East Indies and Optional Payment of Postage all with boxed "LERWICK" ds. Some faults but interesting. Also four reprints. (Image)

Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £300.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

159

GB 1/- EMBOSSED COVER FROM SCOTLAND "VIA PLYMOUTH & GENERAL SCREW STEAMER" TO PORT LOUIS; 10 Jan. 1853 EL (part cross-written family letter) from "FUSHIEBRIDGE" (blue boxed ds on flap) in Scotland to Port Louis via Plymouth with cut-to-shape 1/- Embossed tied by a fine Fushiebridge "151" numeral with mainly fine 3 April double-oval "PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS" arrival ds on the front. A rare destination for the Embossed GB issues. Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, EMBOSSED ISSUES, SCOTLAND (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

160

GB 1/- EMBOSSED COVERS FROM SCOTLAND "OVERLAND VIA MARSEILLES & CEYLON" TO PORT LOUIS; 22 Oct. 1855 & 24 Jan. 1856 pair of ELs (interesting family contents inc. recent publication of Dickens' Little Dorrit & Macaulay's History) from "DUNFERMLINE" (blue cds) or from "KINGHORN" (blue boxed ds) in Scotland to Port Louis via France & Ceylon each with cut-to-shape 1/- Embossed tied by unclear Scottish numerals; each with mainly fine 17 Dec./21 Mar. double-oval "PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS" arrival ds on the front. A rare destination for the Embossed GB issues. (2 covers) Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, SCOTLAND, EMBOSSED ISSUES (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £240.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM